Vic Hadfield

left wing · 1961-62 to 1976-77 · NYR, PIT · 1,078 games

Every comparison Vic Hadfield leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 2 claims in 2 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

shots on goal

set it5 straight games with 5+ shots on goal in his first 700 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 10 careers, past 4 · held from game 450 to 790 · broken by Phil Esposito, 15, Oct 25, 1972 · said 1 other way5games

power-play goals · a season

set it23 power-play goals through NYR's first 75 games of 1971-72a record when he got there, 1st of 4,066 player-seasons, past 22 power-play goals · held from game 74 to 75 · broken by Phil Esposito 1971-72, 27 power-play goals, Mar 28, 197223power-play goals

A lead is an interval: the stretch of N where he is first, worded at one N inside it. "One of 4" is a tie for first. A record "when he got there" was first among the careers that had reached that point by then. The field is every NHL skater career since 1917-18, or every player-season where he dressed for half the team's games so far. The method is in the board's notes.